text_original: Under these circumstances it is not strange ;hat for the first ten years of his reign he could do little ;o make headway against the invaders. Disaster fol  owed disaster. In 613 Damascus fell, and in the ollowing year the capture of Jerusalem by the Persian ring, Chosroes, sent a thrill of horror over Christendom, rwo years later Egypt fell, almost without resistance, Into the hands of the Persians.
text_transcription: UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS NOT STRANGE THAT FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF HIS REIGN HE COULD DO LITTLE TO MAKE HEADWAY AGAINST THE INVADERS DISASTER FOLLOWED DISASTER IN SIX THIRTEEN DAMASCUS FELL AND IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM BY THE PERSIAN KING COSROS SENT A THRILL OF HORROR OVER CHRISTENDOM TWO YEARS LATER EGYPT FELL ALMOST WITHOUT RESISTANCE INTO THE HANDS OF THE PERSIANS
phonemes: ˌʌndɚ ðiːz sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt stɹˈeɪndʒ ;hˈæt fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn hiː kʊd dˈuː lˈɪɾəl ;ˈoʊ mˌeɪk hˈɛdweɪ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz. dɪzˈæstɚ fˈɑːl ˈoʊd dɪzˈæstɚ. ɪn sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn dɐmˈæskəs fˈɛl, ænd ɪnðɪ ˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv dʒɚɹˈuːsələm baɪ ðə pˈɜːʒən ɹˈɪŋ, tʃˈɑːsɹoʊz, sˈɛnt ɐ θɹˈɪl ʌv hˈɔɹɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ kɹˈɪsəndəm, ˌɑːɹdˌʌbəljˌuːˈoʊ jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈiːdʒɪpt fˈɛl, ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðə pˈɜːʒənz.